NEWS The Wistron incident (recently its workers rioted at its iPhone factory outside Bengaluru) is an example of how exploitative labour practices could accompany businesses moving to India. BACKGROUND Apple has decided to place its Taiwanese supplier- Wistron Corp., on …
About PRAGATI: The multi-purpose and multi-modal governance platform PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance And Timely Implementation) was launched in 2015. PRAGATI helps in monitoring and reviewing important programmes and projects of the Government of India, as well as projects flagged by various …
What are OTT platforms? OTT stands for “over-the-top” and refers to the productized practice of streaming audio and video content to customers directly over the web. These platforms started out as content hosting platforms, but soon branched out into the …
What’s in the news? Recently, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) announced several amendments to land laws for the Union Territory of Jammu Kashmir (J&K), including the Jammu and Kashmir Development Act of 1970 and the J&K Land Revenue Act, …
About the scheme Vivad se Vishwas scheme was announced in the budget this fiscal to provide a mechanism for the resolution of pending Income Tax disputes. As on November 30, 2019, about 4.83 lakh appeals pending at various levels involving …
About the scheme The vision of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) is to ensure access to some means of protective irrigation to all agricultural farms in the country, to produce ‘per drop more crop’, thus bringing much desired rural …
About the scheme The vision of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) is to ensure access to some means of protective irrigation to all agricultural farms in the country, to produce ‘per drop more crop’, thus bringing much desired rural …
About Centralized Public Grievance Redress And Monitoring System It is a government of India portal aimed at providing the citizens with a platform for redress of their grievances, developed by National Informatics Centre (Ministry of Electronics & IT [MeitY]), in …
About the portal It is a technology-driven Control Room-Cum-Management Information System launched by the Ministry of Micro, Small Medium Enterprises (MSME) as part of its effort to support enterprises. Launched in June 2020, CHAMPIONS stand for creation and harmonious application …
About: SVAMITVA (Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas) scheme is a Central Sector Scheme which was launched by the Prime Minister on National Panchayati Raj Day, 24th April 2020. The Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) …